You know, a lot of people are loath to go to an orchestral concert because they are intimidated by the thought.

Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around.

I don't do that many appearances at conventions. I like to keep them special for me. And for the fans, I hope.

On a film set everyone is very cool. Well, blase really.

Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, has been replaced by premature adulthood, or rather adolescence

I quite like post-apocalyptic films, things like 'Mad Max' for instance, because they are so full on and there is something quite cleansing about the post-apocalyptic because you can see where we all think we're heading.

You know, a lot of people are loath to go to an orchestral concert because they are intimidated by the thought.